Round 17 · 21 September 2025
2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 21 September 2025 at Baku City Circuit (Azerbaijan), starting from position 1. George Russell (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:43.388).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:33:26.408 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 5 | +14.609 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 2 | +19.199 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 4 | +21.760 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 3 | +33.290 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 6 | +33.808 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +34.227 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 12 | +36.310 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 10 | +36.774 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 8 | +38.982 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 13 | +67.606 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 15 | +68.262 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 19 | +72.870 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +77.580 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 11 | +78.707 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 17 | +80.237 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | +96.392 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 18 | — | — | Lapped |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | — | — | Lapped |
| 20 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 9 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): hard (laps 1-40), medium (laps 41-51). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 19 ± 3, hard 14 ± 2.
- 1. Max Verstappen: hard (laps 1-40), medium (laps 41-51)
- 2. George Russell: hard (laps 1-39), medium (laps 40-51)
- 3. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-27), hard (laps 28-51)
- 4. Andrea Kimi Antonelli: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-51)
- 5. Liam Lawson: medium (laps 1-20), hard (laps 21-51)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.